Will major auction houses submit high end graded cards for review before auction ?

[BRoberts]

I’m going to assume there are no more than a handful of auction houses you would consider consigning those cards to, let’s say five. Why not ask the AHs and get actual answers rather than speculation from people here who have no real idea?

[swarmee]

Agreed; contact the auction house and let them know you want to have your cards reviewed by PSA for grades before you auction them. They'll most likely facilitate.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BRoberts

I’m going to assume there are no more than a handful of auction houses you would consider consigning those cards to, let’s say five. Why not ask the AHs and get actual answers rather than speculation from people here who have no real idea?

Agreed, but at least this way we got to see these outstanding examples.

[pokerplyr80]

Yes they would be happy to. Call them and ask. They will probably even cover the cost to review. If I owned an AH I certainly would. Nice cards!

[raulus]

So you picked up the PSA 8 from the last auction and now you’re ready to sell your duplicates?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Yes they would be happy to. Call them and ask. They will probably even cover the cost to review. If I owned an AH I certainly would. Nice cards!

It's $5000 apiece to get these redone. and I'm sure you expect the auction house to kick back part of the BP as well?

I personally don't think the 6 stands a chance at an upgrade. The image of the 7 is a little small but the centering is pretty sweet, not a fan of the top right corner, but there's a chance it improves.

[pokerplyr80]

I would expect half of the bp back if I sent these off. Are we figuring about 700k give or take for the pair? If so, that's 70k for the auction house, assuming they would give back half of a 20% bp. I would subtract the grading fees from my cut of the bp if I were negotiating.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I would expect half of the bp back of I sent these off. Are we figuring about 700k give or take for the pair? If so, that's 70k for the auction house, assuming they would give back half of a 20% bp. I would subtract the grading fees from my cut of the bp if I were negotiating.

OK that sounds pretty reasonable, (though I'm not sure on the sales estimate). I thought it was going to be another case of expecting an auction company to give it's services away because they're all such nice guys

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

OK that sounds pretty reasonable, (though I'm not sure on the sales estimate). I thought it was going to be another case of expecting an auction company to give it's services away because they're all such nice guys

Lol I would be fair. I know you guys have a business to run. But I would also try to negotiate the best deal for me. Consignments like this don't come along often for most auction houses. I have never personally sent a consignment this valuable off, and the 700k figure is just a guess with no research done. Aside from the other thread in which a worse 7 sold for 468k.